● Ericka Wilson - Weeknight Producer at WHDH/7 News Boston ● Clifton Kirkman II - Weekend Producer at ABC 12 in Flint, Michigan ● Jeremy Thomas - Communications Manager for the City of Detroit’s Dept. of Parks and Recreation ● Dawn Rhodes - Senior Editor at Block Club Chicago ● Mitchell Smith - Executive Producer at WBRC Fox 6 in Birmingham ● Elise McGlothian - Media Advocacy Manager for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ● Vickie Thomas - Journalist of the Year by the African American Leadership Institute ● Ken Coleman - 2019 Michigan Press Association multiple awardee ● Kyle Inskeep - Evening Anchor at WKRC-TV in Cincinnati ● Kimberley A. Martin - NFL reporter at ESPN ● Bryan Monroe - 2020 Hall of Fame Class of the Silicon Valley Black Legends ● Walter Middlebrook - Foster Professor of Practice at Penn State ● Ashleigh Wilson - Audience Data Analyst for the Houston Chronicle ● Angelo Henderson - Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame (posthumously) ● Christina Powell - Producer for Good Morning America ● Alex Presha - Multi-Platform Reporter for ABC News ● Vicki Yates - MidSouth Emmy Silver Circle Award honoree ● Steve Crump - Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame ● Katrice Hardy - USA Today Network Midwest Regional Editor and Executive Editor of the Indianapolis Star ● Ron Nixon - Global Investigations Editor at the Associated Press ● Jonathan Capehart - Randy Shilts Award for LGBTQ coverage ● Lakeidra Chavis - Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics ● Leon Purvis - MMJ/Reporter at Western Mass News in Springfield, MA ● Omari Sankofa II - Pistons beat reporter at Detroit Free Press ● Corvales Grant - Newscast Producer at Sinclair Broadcast Group ● Trymaine Lee - Host of NBCNews and MSNBC podcast “#IntoAmerica” ● Skye Ray - Morning producer at WTOC11 ● Candi Carter - Executive producer of the Tamron Hall Show ● Shannon Smith - Anchor for News 4 Buffalo "Weekend Wake Up" ● Fadia Mayte Patterson - Excellence in Television Broadcasting News Award ● Nixon Run - Global investigations editor at The Associated Press ● Jennifer Thomas - "Teacher of the Year" Howard University ● Kimberley A. Martin - NFL Reporter for ESPN ● Kenya Hunter - Education reporter, Richmond Times-Dispatch ● Alex Pineda - Producer at CNN ● Brian H. Waters - The “Shoestring” Award AAMC Group on Institutional Advancement ● April L. Morton - Lead reporter nightly newscast CW50 Detroit ● Nicole Avery Nichols- Detroit Free Press senior content editor for current affairs and entertainment ● Sheri Lynn Stuart - Anchor/reporter WBKB 11 in Alpena, Michigan ● Donald Walker- 2020 Hall of Fame inductee Specs Howard School of Media Arts ● Georgette Johnson - Executive editor/General manager at The Michigan Chronicle ● Clifton R. Kirkman II - Weekend producer ABC12-WJRT Flint, MI ● Elise McGlothian - Media Advocacy Manager at American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ● Ken Coleman - Winner 2019 Michigan Press Association contest ● Kat Sattford - Co-winner of "Best FOIA Story" award in 2019 ● Duchesne Drew - President of Minnesota Public Radio